MATT SAYLES/AP PHOTOAuthorities have charged hip hop star Kanye West in a scuffle with paparazzi in September.

Authorities in Los Angeles formally charged Kanye West over his fight with paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport in September, People reports.

He faces misdemeanor charges of vandalism, battery and grand theft, and could face up to two years and six months in jail if convicted of all charges. His road manager has also been charged in the videotaped melee, in which they allegedly grabbed a camera from a photographer and smashed it on the ground.